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Neighborhoods of South Brooklyn

The Neighborhoods of South Brooklyn

South Brooklyn is an historic term for a section of the New York City borough of Brooklyn, encompassing areas of Brooklyn Heights, Cobble Hill, Carroll Gardens, DUMBO, Red Hook, Gowanus, Park Slope, and Boerum Hill. It is roughly encompassed by Brooklyn Community Board 6, which in turn approximates the southern half of the 18th century Town of Brooklyn. It is named for its physical location, the southern portion of the original Village of Brooklyn.